You have no idea how excited I was to see that not only was Hocus Pocus being made into a novel, but also learning there was going to be a sequel. Hocus Pocus is still on**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**

You have no idea how excited I was to see that not only was Hocus Pocus being made into a novel, but also learning there was going to be a sequel. Hocus Pocus is still one of my all time favorite Halloween movies. I watch it every single year in October. I know I am not the only one who loves belting out "I've put a spell on you!" And Thackery Binx is one of my favorite feline characters ever! So to find out I was going to get to relive Hocus Pocus in novel form, I was all in! And I am happy to report that this book did not disappoint.

Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel is split into two parts. Part one is the movie we all know and love in novel form. And Part two is the all new sequel, set 25 years in the future. Because I already have such an attachment to characters and story of the original Hocus Pocus, part one was definitely my favorite part of the story. I loved revisiting my old friends and the author did a fantastic job staying true to the movie. I felt the Sanderson sisters come to life. I think anyone who is a fan of Hocus Pocus will really love Part one of the Novel.

Part two of the novel, follows Poppy, who is Max and Allison's seventeen-year-old daughter. It was cool that we got to meet Poppy and her friends, and her story had a very similar vibe to the original. I would love to see the sequel made into a tv mini series or movie. I feel like that would be so much fun. I think my heart will always be with the original, but I really liked meeting a new generation of characters as well. And I definitely would love to see more from the Sanderson sisters in the future. Overall, both part one and the new sequel in part two were really fun reads. I can't wait to pass these along to some friends for Halloween reading!

**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**The Forest Queen is a young adult fantasy retelling by Betsy Cornwell. It is labeled as being book 0.5 in the Mechanica series. While I have not read Mechanica, I believe**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**The Forest Queen is a young adult fantasy retelling by Betsy Cornwell. It is labeled as being book 0.5 in the Mechanica series. While I have not read Mechanica, I believe this is a standalone story that is set in the same world. Mechanica is a retelling of Cinderella but The Forest Queen is a female retelling of Robin Hood. I loved that Robin Hood was in fact our main character, Sylvie. In fact, the Forest Queen has a very strong female empowerment vibe throughout. I enjoyed The Forest Queen. I am a fan of the tale of Robin Hood and I thought the Forest Queen provided a new spin on that story. That being said, while I liked this book, it didn't completely blow me away. It was a good novel, but something stopped me from completely falling in love with it.

In the Forest Queen we meet Sylvie and her brother John. I got the impression that Sylvie and her brother John used to be pretty close, but I never really felt any of the effects of their previous closeness. John was every bit the tyrannical sheriff, and I didn't feel like he had a ton of depth. But Sylvie was a great character. I liked seeing her and her friends band together to rid their town of inequality and social injustice. I also liked her friends, Bird and Little Jane. They made a good group, and I would have liked to see more form them as a whole. The plot of the Forest Queen was very intriguing to me, but because of the short length of the novel, we didn't have enough time to delve into the level of depth I was hoping for on the character side or plot detail side.

I can see this book being perfect for young adult readers who want a quick read and who love retellings. The gender swap for Robin Hood is an idea I am really into and I enjoyed the way Betsy Cornwell told this retelling. I enjoyed The Forest Queen but ultimately it was over too quickly for me to fully fall in love. If you are looking for a retelling that you can read in one sitting, check out The Forest Queen.

**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Someone I used to Know by Patty Blount is a young adult contemporary novel that deals with a serious issue. Someone I used to Know looks at the aftermath of dealing with**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Someone I used to Know by Patty Blount is a young adult contemporary novel that deals with a serious issue. Someone I used to Know looks at the aftermath of dealing with your life after a sexual assault. One of the things I admire most about author Patty Blount is that she is not afraid to deal with tough issues. Someone I used to Know is not a fun read by any stretch of the imagination, nor is it a light, breezy story. It is a heavy narrative, but it's an important one. Someone I used to Know is a novel that will stick with me. It is a novel that I will remember, but be warned that it does deal with rape, so if that is something that is upsetting for you to read about, this is going to be a difficult novel for you.

Our main character is Ashley. And honestly this novel was hard for me to get through, but I loved Ashley so much that I wanted to hear her story to the end. And the character growth we get to witness with Ashley is so wonderful. Patty Blount is so excellent at writing characters. Characters that you feel like you know. Ashley felt real to me, so all of the emotions she was going through, I felt. I felt her at her weakest and I felt her as she gained confidence and strength again. Watching Ashley's journey made the tough subject matter worth it for me. Someone I used to Know is a really wonderfully executed story. Ashley is a powerful character. Someone I used to Know by Patty Blount is a book I would recommend you check out for yourself.

**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Forget you, Ethan is a new adult contemporary romance by author Whitney G. (as an aside, I guess this title has had some goodreads controversy surrounding its' release da**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Forget you, Ethan is a new adult contemporary romance by author Whitney G. (as an aside, I guess this title has had some goodreads controversy surrounding its' release date. I don't know anything about that and I just heard about this book a month or so ago, so I am coming in way after all of the release date changes have happened. But since I didn't know about any of that while I was reading the book, those events did not affect or impact my opinions on this novel.) I really enjoyed Forget You, Ethan. Whitney G is an author I have read a few times, and her writing style is always pretty funny. Forget you, Ethan is described as a "friends (to enemies) to lovers romance", which as you probably know by now is usually a hit for me. I love a good bantering story with lots of URST, and Forget You, Ethan hit the mark for me. While it didn't knock my socks off, it was a solidly good read.

Forget You Ethan is the story of our main characters, Ethan and Rachel. Ethan and Rachel have known each other forever, but they are very different people. Rachel has not had many boyfriends and Ethan...well he gets around. He is a fan of the ladies, I should say. My main problem with the story was with Rachel. I wish that she was a little bit of a stronger person because her whole Let's pretend to be friends thing, so I don't come across as a friendless person, seemed a bit sad. I wanted to like Rachel and Ethan more than I did, but something was stopping me from completely loving them individually or together. I found myself liking them more when I thought about them as a unit. I really enjoyed their interactions and Forget You, Ethan was a book that I easily breezed through. It was a story that was a lot of fun as a whole. It was not my favorite of Whitney G's books, but it was a fun read.

**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Holy Cow, the Last Magician was utterly fantastic! The Last Magician is a young adult fantasy novel by author Lisa Maxwell. It is the story of Esta, who is a Mageus with**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Holy Cow, the Last Magician was utterly fantastic! The Last Magician is a young adult fantasy novel by author Lisa Maxwell. It is the story of Esta, who is a Mageus with the ability to time travel. Esta uses this time traveling ability to steal magical artifacts. This aspect of the story reminded me of the show warehouse 13, which many of you know I really love! There is a small dose of romance, but the real star of this book was the plot. It took me a good 3 chapters or so to get into it, but after that I was hooked. I loved all the detail and background information we get early on. It does take some time for all of the information to build, but once it does we are off on a fast paced, intense adventure with plenty of twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. The last Magician was a real winner for me!

One of my favorite things about Lisa Maxwell's books is her wonderful atmospheric writing, and just like her previous novel Sweet Unrest, The last magician was a wonderfully rich atmospheric read. Esta goes back to the year 1902 to steal the oldest recorded book of magic. Does that not sound like an amazing plot for a story?? Well, it is! This novel took me on a magical adventure. It was so easy for me to get swept up in the pages of The Last Magician.

I read this book in one sitting. It is one of those novels that you get so sucked into that when you finally come up for air, you have lost all concept of time. I thought I would sit down and read for maybe an hour or so, and before I knew it, it was several hours later and I had flipped the last page. I am already itching to dive back into this world. The second book, The Devil's Thief releases in October 2018 and that cannot come soon enough. I need book two right now! I want to see more of Esta and Harte's adventure's.

**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Forget you, Ethan is a new adult contemporary romance by author Whitney G. (as an aside, I guess this title has had some goodreads controversy surrounding its' release da**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Forget you, Ethan is a new adult contemporary romance by author Whitney G. (as an aside, I guess this title has had some goodreads controversy surrounding its' release date. I don't know anything about that and I just heard about this book a month or so ago, so I am coming in way after all of the release date changes have happened. But since I didn't know about any of that while I was reading the book, those events did not affect or impact my opinions on this novel.) I really enjoyed Forget You, Ethan. Whitney G is an author I have read a few times, and her writing style is always pretty funny. Forget you, Ethan is described as a "friends (to enemies) to lovers romance", which as you probably know by now is usually a hit for me. I love a good bantering story with lots of URST, and Forget You, Ethan hit the mark for me. While it didn't knock my socks off, it was a solidly good read.

Forget You Ethan is the story of our main characters, Ethan and Rachel. Ethan and Rachel have known each other forever, but they are very different people. Rachel has not had many boyfriends and Ethan...well he gets around. He is a fan of the ladies, I should say. My main problem with the story was with Rachel. I wish that she was a little bit of a stronger person because her whole Let's pretend to be friends thing, so I don't come across as a friendless person, seemed a bit sad. I wanted to like Rachel and Ethan more than I did, but something was stopping me from completely loving them individually or together. I found myself liking them more when I thought about them as a unit. I really enjoyed their interactions and Forget You, Ethan was a book that I easily breezed through. It was a story that was a lot of fun as a whole. It was not my favorite of Whitney G's books, but it was a fun read.

**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Playing her Secret Crush is a young adult contemporary romance by Casey Griffin. I have read an adult contemporary romance from Casey Griffin, called Must Love Wieners (a**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Playing her Secret Crush is a young adult contemporary romance by Casey Griffin. I have read an adult contemporary romance from Casey Griffin, called Must Love Wieners (a rescue dog romance) and it was so cute and funny. I really enjoyed it, but this was my first young adult novel I have read by her. And I am happy to report that this book was just a cute, though in a different way. Playing Her Secret Crush is a young adult best friends romance featuring best friends that love to play a role playing type of computer game together. It hit so many of the things I love to see in my young adult contemporaries- gaming, best friends romance, and the matchmaking tropes. Playing her Secret Crush is a fun read, perfect for summer time.

Playing her Secret Crush is the story of best friends Katie and Alex. Katie and Alex have been best friends for years, they bonded over the illness and death of Alex's older brother and the game that brought the three of them together- Caroon. I really loved the computer game aspect of this novel. Katie and Alex, along with the rest of their gaming team enter to win a professional Caroon competition. The actual game itself seems massive and really cool, and I found myself just as excited to read this subplot and see who won the competition as I was in the romance in the story.

The romance aspect was lots of fun, and yes, it was pretty predictable. Especially the Lexi aspect. Lexi is the new girl that Alex has a crush on, and wants to use Katie to help set him up. Katie meanwhile, wants to find a guy so her own love life is a success for her senior year of high school. I "called" what was really going on with Lexi/Alex/ Katie really early on, but I didn't mind that Playing her Secret Crush was predictable because it was satisfying in the way a quick lighthearted YA romance can be. It was fun and cute and the ending was satisfying and was just what I wanted.

Bottom line: if you are a fan of best friends romances and you like gaming, Playing her Secret Crush is going to be a nice and easy win for you. A quick, cute read that you can finish in one sitting.

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